This is absurd... Is this what it means to be chosen by fate?
Reinette Tinekerr had never encountered anything like this and didn't know what to say. All four of her heads fell silent for over ten seconds before she vanished.
Oh no. She figured out I made up the ritual on the spot...
Klein stared at the spot where Reinette Tinekerr had disappeared and realized what had happened. He instinctively raised a hand to his forehead, but when he saw the toilet brush in it, he gave up.
...Forget it.
Klein decided he would speak a little more sharply to Alice when he got back.
Alice knew nothing of Klein's decision. In fact, after Reinette Tinekerr left, Alice sat there for a long time without coming back to herself.
She was thinking about the scene she had just seen.
Although the book had revealed nothing but an ocean-blue cover—not even a glimpse of silver—Alice was certain it was Cassandra.
And judging by the kitchen knife that had grazed the girl's right eye at the end, the girl clutching the book was probably Sylvia. This was likely Sylvia's past.
It was one of countless tragedies in the slums. The only difference was that Sylvia had stumbled upon Cassandra, used Cassandra to kill her father, and escaped. Later, she had even become a Beyonder...
Hm?
Alice's brows drew together. "This plot... Why does it sound familiar?
"It's like one of those... those underdog stories. The protagonist is trapped in a desperate situation, stumbles upon an extraordinary opportunity and gains a special advantage, and then..."
Alice fell into deep thought.
She remembered what Reinette Tinekerr had said: this was the Misfortune Phantom's most unforgettable tragedy.
Why? What made it unforgettable? And why was it a tragedy? Who was the protagonist of this